1.33 The Famed Scholars of Da Lang

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There was an elegant residential building in the more quiet part of the capital city's central district. The front gate was a double twin wooden gate, connected to the inner residence by a series of elegantly placed stone path, line by manicured trees.

 The front gate was a double twin wooden gate, connected to the inner residence by a series of elegantly placed stone path, line by manicured trees

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There was a lone timber plate on the top frame above the wooden gate, serving as an identity of the residence's master:

[Eternal Brush Wu]

Rather than a simple family name, it actually declared such seemingly pretentious word in bold characters.

The residence belonged to Master Wu DanShao, an elderly gentleman dubbed as one of two most respected senior scholars in Zhang Empire. Along with only a handful of scholars of his generation, he had taught various members of Imperial Family - from the Emperor before he took the throne, to the current Princes and Princesses. Similarly to most scholars of his generation, his residence was located in the capital of Da Lang.

Inside the residence, there was an elegant courtyard, similarly manicured with plenty of plants and fake hills and ponds to correspond to the best of geomancy arrangement. Some of the taller trees' leaves had turn red and purple, indicating the autumn season that had always come early in the capital city of Da Lang.

 Some of the taller trees' leaves had turn red and purple, indicating the autumn season that had always come early in the capital city of Da Lang

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An elegant ceramic tea set was on a stone table in the courtyard, which was surrounded by four carved stone seats.

An elegant ceramic tea set was on a stone table in the courtyard, which was surrounded by four carved stone seats

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